Williams was born in Westchester County, New York. Her father, Gurney Williams, is a freelance medical journalist and her mother, Linda, is a fundraiser for The Michael J.
Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
She is the younger sister of Kimberly Williams-Paisley, who is also an actress, and sister-in-law to country music star Brad Paisley. Williams attended Rye High School in Rye, New York.
She has a bachelor of fine arts degree from Boston University's theatre conservatory, having graduated in May 2001.
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